Infographics

Telling stories with data and graphics.

Joy Generator

NPR put together a set of stories, videos, and interactives about bringing more…

How the ultrarich use a Roth IRA to get more rich

ProPublica continues their analysis of an anonymous IRS tax records dump. In their…

Passing restrictive voting bills

Bloomberg used a Sankey diagram to show the path of over a thousand…

Welcome to heat dome

It’s hot here in the western United States, and it’s only mid-June. From…

Measuring centuries-old droughts through tree rings

To measure drought in the present day, we use data from sensors that…

Collapse of Mexico City Metro explained

The New York Times investigated the collapse of the Metro, which killed 26…

xkcd: Base Rate

xkcd points out the importance of considering the baseline when making comparisons:…

Scale of a mouse plague

There’s a mouse plague in Australia right now. The words alone don’t express…

Rockhounding in California

Any outdoor activity sounds amazing at this point. Andrea Roberson and Casey Miller…

Seeing how devices talk to each other

Your computer connects to your router, which connects to your modem. Your printer…

Recreation of the neighborhood in the Tulsa race massacre

In 1921, hundreds were killed. The New York Times recreated the neighborhood, adding…

Coping with the big numbers

Connie Jin, who works for NPR and updates a Covid-19 dashboard, talks about…

Information Graphic Visionaries, a book series

The Information Graphic Visionaries book series just launched on Kickstarter. Emma Willard, Florence…

All the art in the Oval Office

The President of the United States chooses the art for the Oval Office,…

Climate change and uncertainty

In his new data-driven documentary, Neil Halloran digs into the uncertainty attached to…

Visual deconstruction of popular songs

Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding, for NYT Opinion, look at how the structure…

Particles on a plane

The CDC says it’s safe to travel now if you’re vaccinated, so you…

Stopping a pandemic before it starts

For Politico, Beatrice Jin provides an illustrated guide on stopping a pandemic before…